One in five Scots don’t know their neighbour’s name, according to new research.

The study also found that 26 per cent have had a row with the person next door in the past five years.

One in 10 people actively dislike their neighbour, according to research by the property website FindaProperty.com.

Despite this, Scotland is the fourth most neighbourly region in the UK, with 41 per cent saying they would call their neighbour a friend.

The website’s Samantha Baden said: “We are becoming increasingly isolated from our neighbours, despite the fact most of us would like to be much closer to them.

“People move home more frequently than they used to so we’ve less time to get to know the people who live nearby, and the growth of social media has left us more likely to ‘sofalise’ and less inclined to actually go out and socialise.”

The research also found that 16 per cent of those surveyed in Scotland don’t know what their neighbour does for a living, while four per cent said they feel threatened by their neighbour.

Across the UK, noise was the most common cause of disputes, followed by parking, pets and children.